The 2007–2008 UCI Oceania Tour is the fourth season of the UCI Oceania Tour of professional road bicycle racing

Road bicycle racing

Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...

 held in various countries throughout the Oceania

Oceania

Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...

 region. The season begins with the Jayco Herald Sun Tour

Herald Sun Tour

The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale . The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six day event and it is held annually in October. It is named after the Herald Sun, Melbourne's...

 stage race in October 2007 and runs until September 2008. The Tour Down Under

Tour Down Under

The Tour Down Under is a cycling race in Adelaide, South Australia and surrounding area. The race starts on the third Tuesday of January each year and attracts riders from across Australia and the world. In 2005, the Tour Down Under was promoted by the Union Cycliste Internationale to the...

 (UCI rated 2.HC) was elevated to the 2008 UCI ProTour

2008 UCI ProTour

The 2008 UCI ProTour is the fourth year of the UCI ProTour system. Following protracted disagreement between the organisers of the Grand Tours and the UCI, all races organized by ASO, RCS and Unipublic were withdrawn from the ProTour calendar...

, which makes it the first non-European race to be on the UCI ProTour.

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Oceania Tour cycling jersey

Cycling jersey

A cycling jersey is a specialized jersey for cycling. While the vast majority of cyclists worldwide wear conventional clothing while riding, a jersey offers certain advantages for the serious cyclist. A cycling jersey is cut long in the back to accommodate the bent-over position used in serious...

. The final points leader is crowned the 2007–2008 UCI Oceania Tour champion. Aussie Robert McLachlan

Robert McLachlan

Robert McLachlan is a professional road bicycle racer from Australia. The 1992 Olympian now rides for the Drapac Porsche Development Program and a two-time series champion of the UCI Oceania Tour....

 is the defending points champion of the 2006-2007 UCI Oceania Tour.

Events

The UCI Oceania Tour consists of the following one-day races and stage races:

Date(s)	Race Name	Location	UCI Rating	Winner	Team
2007
15–21 Oct	Jayco Herald Sun Tour Herald Sun Tour The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale . The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six day event and it is held annually in October. It is named after the Herald Sun, Melbourne's...		2.1		Unibet.com Unibet.com Cycling Team Cycle Collstrop was a Swedish UCI Professional Continental cycling team. It was the successor to Unibet.com, which was mainly sponsored by the online gambling website Unibet.com and as a continuation of the MrBookmaker.com cycling team...
27 Oct	Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic The Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic cycling race is a one day road bicycle race . The race started in 1895 and is Australia's oldest one day race and the world's second oldest one day race, after the Liège–Bastogne–Liège Classic. Historically, the route started in central Melbourne and followed...		1.2		Decked Out Coaching
5-10 Nov	Tour of Southland Tour of Southland The Tour of Southland is a road bicycle racing stage race held in the Southland Region of New Zealand. From 2005 until 2009, the Tour of Southland has been part of the UCI Oceania Tour however the 2010 event was held as a National Tour. The Tour is held annually in November. The race is organised...		2.2		Trek-Zookeepers Café
14 Nov	Oceania Cycling Championships - Time Trial		CC		New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...  (national team)
18 Nov	Oceania Cycling Championships - Road Race		CC		New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...  (national team)
2008
30 Jan-3 Feb	Tour of Wellington Tour of Wellington The Tour of Wellington or Trust House Classic is a road cycling race held in and around Wellington, New Zealand. The race exists of a men's competition over seven stages and is part of the UCI Oceania Tour.-Winners:...		2.2		SouthAustralia.com-AIS

External links

• UCI Oceania Tour